Notice is hereby given that Gloucestershire County Council of Shire Hall, Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2TG intends to make an application to the Secretary of State for Transport under Section 37 of The Planning Act 2008 for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to authorise the construction and operation of the M5 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme (the ‘Scheme’).

The Scheme includes the following key elements:

• Construction of a new all-movements roundabout junction over the M5, centred either side of the existing overbridge, which is to be demolished;

• Construction of a new link road with a segregated cycle track and footway, from the B4634 to the A4019, towards land safeguarded for key housing and employment allocations in West Cheltenham; and

• Widening of the A4019 for motorised traffic and the provision of a segregated, dedicated cycle track and footway for non-motorised traffic.

The Scheme is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. The DCO application will therefore be accompanied by an Environmental Statement containing information about the likely significant environmental effects of the Scheme. A Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) has been produced to describe the environmental effects of the Scheme and is being consulted on alongside the other consultation documents.

Consultation on the Scheme will take place from Wednesday 08 December 2021 to Tuesday 15 February 2022 in accordance with the Statement of Community Consultation (‘SoCC’), which is available to view on the Scheme website.

Copies of the consultation materials, including documents, Scheme plans and maps showing the nature and location of the Scheme, will be available online free of charge from Wednesday 08 December 2021 to Wednesday 16 February 2022 at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/J10.

Copies of the consultation materials may be requested during the consultation period from the Council using the email address, postal address or telephone number at the end of this notice. A USB of these items together with the PEIR and SoCC will be supplied free of charge. A charge of up to £200 will be made for paper copies of the PEIR, Scheme plans and SoCC.

For the duration of the consultation period the venues listed below will display a poster containing a QR code for people to scan, linking them to the Scheme website. Cheltenham and Tewkesbury libraries will also host copies of the consultation brochure and feedback survey for the duration of the consultation period.

The opening times of the venue locations listed are correct at the time of writing. The opening times are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic and we would recommend checking the individual venues before travelling.

In addition, face to face consultation events are being held where there will be the opportunity to meet the project team, ask questions and complete the survey. All face to face events will be held in accordance with latest government guidelines on COVID-19 and could be subject to change. The face to face events will take place at the following locations:

• Tuesday 14 December 2021, 10am – 7pm: Cheltenham West Community Fire and Rescue Station, Tewkesbury Road, Uckington, Cheltenham, GL51 9SN.

• Saturday 15 January 2022, 10am – 5pm: Hesters Way Community Resource Centre, Cassin Drive, Cheltenham, GL51 7SU.

Virtual consultation events will also be held where there will be the opportunity to hear from the project team, ask questions and complete the survey online. Joining instructions will be made available on the Scheme website www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/J10 to ensure the events are accessible to all members of the local community. The virtual events will take place at the following times:

• Wednesday 15 December 2021, 7pm- 8:30pm

• Thursday 13 January 2022, 2pm-3:30pm

• Saturday 29 January 2022, 2pm-3:30pm

• Wednesday 02 February 2022, 7pm- 8:30pm

Any person may comment on the proposals or otherwise respond to this notice. A feedback survey will be available as part of the consultation materials and can be completed online via the Scheme website www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/J10. If you require assistance filling out this survey, please call Gloucestershire County Council Customer Services on 01452 426256 (Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm, excluding bank holidays).

You can also comment by:

Consultation event: Attending a face-to-face consultation event, where there will be the opportunity to complete a paper copy of our feedback survey.

By post: Request a paper copy of the survey free of charge by contacting M5Junction10@atkinsglobal.com. Completed paper copies can either be given to project team members at consultation events or returned by Freepost M5 JUNCTION 10.

For all other project queries, including any enquiries in relation to documents, maps and plans please email M5Junction10@atkinsglobal.com or contact 01454 667900.

Our consultation begins on Wednesday 08 December 2021 and all comments must be received no later than 11.59pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022. Responses received after this time may not be considered.

We will record and carefully consider all responses received during the consultation and consider these when finalising the Scheme design and our application. We will summarise our findings in a Consultation Report. The report will form part of our DCO application that is planned for late 2022.

If you have any questions about this consultation, please contact the project team using any of the methods outlined above. Responses received as part of the consultation will be anonymised, stored and handled in accordance with Gloucestershire County Council’s policy on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Gloucestershire County Council

25 November 2021